The Clock - "Professor Leonard Higgens aka: The Shrunken Head" (08-25-47)

Professor Leonard Higgens aka: The Shrunken Head (Aired April 6, 1947)

It was written by Lawrence Klee and narrated by "The Clock." First Broadcast in the United States was in November, 1946. It was syndicated by Grace Gibson syndication. At the time of production, the Australian accent, we now know and love, originating from the Irish and Cockney accents, was rather frowned upon by non other than Australians. The shows tried to sound neutral, then there was hope that the show could be sold to Great Britain and the United States. The show was bought by the ABC network in the States, although the ABC on the CD label (below) stands for the Australian Broadcast Company. The settings were usually generic and the actors tried to speak without a perceptible accent and for that reason the program sounded sort of "American". They occasionally slipped up on a few words, using 'boot' instead of 'trunk' when referring to a car.

THIS EPISODE:

April 6, 1947. ABC network. "Professor Leonard Higgens aka: The Shrunken Head". Sustaining. A mysterious traveler stops at a tourist court near Death Valley with a very large and very suspicious trunk. Bernard Green (music director), Berry Kroeger, Bill Craigo (announcer), Clark Andrews (director), King Calder, Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Peggy Allenby. 22:17. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.